Explore the Family Name Ostrander
The meaning of Ostrander
1. Altered form of Dutch Van Ostrande, which is most likely a variant of Van Nostrand formed by misdivision of the preposition van ‘from, of’ and the placename. The surname (Van) Ostrande is not found in the Netherlands. 2. Swedish: probably of the same etymology as Ostrand, the addition of the suffix -er giving the appearance of a name formed with the suffix -ander, derived from Greek anēr (genitive andros) ‘man’. This surname is very rare in Sweden. 3. In some cases reportedly also a shortened and altered form of Swedish Sjöstrand (see Sjostrand). History: The American Ostranders of Dutch ancestry trace their origin to Pieter Pietersen Ostrander (or Van Ostrande) from the Netherlands, who settled in NY and in 1679 married Rebecca Traphagen.
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How common is the last name Ostrander in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ostrander saw a slight decrease in rank from 3520 in 2000 to 3722 in 2010, marking a change of -5.74%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 2.63% during the same time period, growing from 9274 to 9518. The proportion of people with the surname Ostrander per 100,000 also experienced a decrease of -6.1%.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #3,520 | #3,722 | -5.74% |
Count | 9,274 | 9,518 | 2.63% |
Proportion per 100k | 3.44 | 3.23 | -6.1% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ostrander
The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Ostrander identify as White, with a slight decrease from 96.16% in 2000 to 94.83% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw an increase of 50.00% and 47.55% respectively, though they still make up a small portion of the total. Individuals with mixed ethnic identity grew from 1.42% to 1.88%, while those identifying as Black saw a slight increase of 8%. The proportion of Ostranders who identify as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell slightly, from 0.33% to 0.30%.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 96.16% | 94.83% | -1.38% |
Hispanic | 1.43% | 2.11% | 47.55% |
Two or More Races | 1.42% | 1.88% | 32.39% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.6% | 50% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.33% | 0.3% | -9.09% |
Black | 0.25% | 0.27% | 8% |
Ostrander ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Ostrander is British & Irish, which comprises 45.7% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (30.9%) and Eastern European (7.3%). Additional ancestries include Scandinavian, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese, Indigenous American, and Ashkenazi Jewish.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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British & Irish | 45.7% |
French & German | 30.9% |
Eastern European | 7.3% |
Other | 16.1% |
Possible origins of the surname Ostrander
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Ostrander have recent ancestry locations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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Merseyside, United Kingdom | 87.30% |
Greater London, United Kingdom | 87.30% |
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 87.30% |
Lancashire, United Kingdom | 87.30% |
Glasgow City, United Kingdom | 87.30% |
What Ostrander haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Ostrander is I-Z58, which is predominantly found among people with European ancestry. Haplogroup I-Z58 is descended from haplogroup I-M170. Other common haplogroups include I-M253 and R-CTS241, which are predominantly found among people with European and European ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Folsom, Matheny, Waldrop, Holcombe, Burleson, Dunlop, Whatley, Mendenhall, Burchett, Cowles.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Ostrander surname are: H1, N, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
Your paternal lineage may be linked to Alexander Hamilton
Early in the morning on July 11, 1804, Aaron Burr (then Vice President of the United States) and Alexander Hamilton (founder of the U.S. Treasury) dueled on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. This marked the culmination of a bitter personal and political rivalry between the two men. Alexander Hamilton died as a result of the duel, but his intellectual legacy survives in the founding documents of the nation he helped build. A piece of his genetic legacy survives as well: in the 21st century, genealogists documented the paternal haplogroups of dozens of Hamilton's living descendants and concluded that the Founding Father's paternal haplogroup was a branch of I-DF29.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to the nomadic Tuareg of the Sahara
Though haplogroup H1 rarely reaches high frequencies beyond western Europe, over 60% of eastern Tuareg in Libya belong to haplogroup H1. The Tuareg call themselves the Imazghan, meaning “free people.” They are an isolated, semi-nomadic people who inhabit the West-Central Sahara and are known today for a distinctive dark blue turban worn by the men, and for their long history as gatekeepers of the desert.How did women carrying H1 make it all the way from western Europe to this isolated community? They likely migrated from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar into Morocco after the Last Ice Age, where they were assimilated into the Berbers of the Mediterranean coast. Then, about 5,000 years ago, the Sahara shifted from a period of relative habitable conditions to its dramatically arid desert environment. This shift may have caused migrations throughout the Sahara, prompting the ancient Tuaregs to meet and mingle with the Berbers, bringing H1 lineages into their population.
What do people with the surname Ostrander have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Ostrander?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Ostrander are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition